BY FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team climbed up both national rankings in the first regular season version of each poll, released Tuesday (11/20). The Tigers are now ranked 11th in the WBCA Division II Coaches Poll and No. 16 in the D2SIDA Media Poll, up from 12th and 22nd in the preseason, respectively.
The Tigers opened the year 2-0 last weekend in Hays, defeating Southwest Minnesota State and Upper Iowa by a combined 68 points. FHSU ranks second in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 46 points per contest, while ranking third with a +12.0 turnover margin.
| WBCA Coaches Poll – Week 1 (11/20/18) | D2SIDA Media Poll – Week 1 (11/20/18) | ||||||||
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | W-L | Pts. | Prev. | |
| 1 | Central Missouri (21) (3-0) | 595 | 1 | 1 | Central Missouri (15) | 3-0 | 398 | 1 | |
| 2 | Ashland (3) (3-0) | 577 | 2 | 2 | Union | 4-0 | 372 | 2 | |
| 3 | Carson-Newman (4-0) | 524 | 3 | 3 | Lubbock Christian | 5-0 | 366 | 3 | |
| 4 | Union (TN) (4-0) | 519 | 4 | 4 | Carson-Newman | 4-0 | 348 | 4 | |
| 5 | Indiana (PA) (3-0) | 482 | 5 | 5 | Ashland | 3-0 | 342 | 6 | |
| 6 | Alaska Anchorage (4-0) | 476 | 6 | 6 | Alaska Anchorage (1) | 4-0 | 326 | 7 | |
| 7 | West Texas A&M (4-0) | 464 | 7 | 7 | Bentley | 4-0 | 309 | 8 | |
| 8 | Bentley (4-0) | 431 | 8 | 8 | Virginia Union | 3-0 | 274 | 10 | |
| 9 | Drury (3-0) | 407 | 9 | 9 | West Texas A&M | 4-0 | 263 | 11 | |
| 10 | Lubbock Christian (5-0) | 383 | 10 | 10 | Lewis | 3-1 | 223 | 5 | |
| 11 | Fort Hays State (2-0) | 373 | 12 | 11 | Florida Southern | 2-0 | 214 | 15 | |
| 12 | Virginia Union (3-0) | 319 | 18 | 12 | USciences | 3-0 | 210 | 14 | |
| 13 | University of the Sciences (3-0) | 287 | 15 | 13 | Northwest Nazarene | 4-0 | 202 | T16 | |
| 14 | Florida Southern (2-0) | 277 | 17 | 14 | Drury | 3-0 | 187 | 12 | |
| 15 | Black Hills State (4-0) | 200 | 22 | 15 | IUP | 3-0 | 181 | 18 | |
| 16 | North Georgia (3-1) | 196 | 14 | 16 | Fort Hays State | 2-0 | 178 | 22 | |
| 17 | UC San Diego (4-0) | 163 | NR | 17 | North Georgia | 3-1 | 132 | T16 | |
| 18 | Grand Valley State (3-1) | 160 | 13 | 18 | Valdosta State | 2-0 | 112 | 23 | |
| 19 | Edinboro (2-1) | 152 | 11 | T19 | Glenvile State | 4-0 | 90 | 25 | |
| 20 | Northwest Nazarene (4-0) | 135 | 24 | T19 | Black Hills State | 4-0 | 90 | RV | |
| 21 | Azusa Pacific (3-1) | 94 | 16 | 21 | UC San Diego | 4-0 | 89 | RV | |
| 22 | Stonehill (3-1) | 70 | 19 | 22 | Emporia State | 3-0 | 76 | NR | |
| 22 | Valdosta State (2-0) | 70 | 23 | 23 | Jefferson | 4-0 | 74 | RV | |
| 24 | Emporia State (3-0) | 61 | NR | 24 | Northern Michigan | 4-1 | 44 | RV | |
| 25 | California (PA) (3-0) | 59 | NR | 25 | Angelo State | 2-0 | 30 | 24 |